"Gay men are pedophiles" meme back in full force

Bilerico  Oct 12 09

Well, it seems like hard evidence of the falseness and stupidity of the charges against Kevin Jennings weren't enough; both Sean Hannity and the AFA are continuing to wage war against Obama's pick for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, who is known for co-founding GLSEN, the org responsible for the National Day of Silence, Gay-Straight Alliances, and several key studies on anti-LGBT bullying in schools.

Michelle Goldberg is reading the situation the same way I am:

The illogic didn't really matter, though, because the right's escalating war on Jennings is all about appealing to primal emotion. Full story...

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